Isaiah 35:6-7 NKJV,NLT

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:6

For in the wilderness shall waters break out . The wilderness of humanity shall be renovated by a large effluence of God's grace (comp. Isaiah 30:25 ; Isaiah 32:2 ; Isaiah 41:18 ; Isaiah 43:19 ; John 7:37 , John 7:38 ). read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Isaiah 35:7

The parched ground shall become , etc.; rather, the glistening sand . That hot glow of the parched desert soil, which produces the mirage, shall be replaced by a real lake of cool water. Illusive imitations of goodness shall give way to the display of genuine virtues and excellences. In the habitation of dragons ; or, according to some, of jackals—the driest and most desolate of all places. Shall be grass with reeds and rushes ; i.e. "shall be a luxuriant vegetation, like that on... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:6

Then shall the lame man leap - This was literally fulfilled after the coming of the Messiah Acts 14:10; Acts 3:8. It is an emblem of the general joy which the coming of the Messiah would impart, and is an instance of the blessings which it would convey.As an hart - The word used here denotes the stag, or male deer. In Arabic it denotes the wild, or mountain-goat. The word sometimes refers to any species of deer or antelope, and this is referred to here from its quick and sprightly nature.And... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:7

And the parched ground shall become a pool - The idea is the same here as in the previous verse, that under the Messiah there would be blessings as great as if the parched ground’ should become a lake of pure and refreshing water. The words ‘parched ground,’ however, probably do not convey the sense which Isaiah intended. The image which he had in his eye is much more beautiful than that which is denoted by the ‘parched ground.’ Lowth translates it, ‘The glowing sand.’ The Septuagint, Ἄνυδρος... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 35:5-7

Isaiah 35:5-7. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened The poor Gentiles, who before were blind and deaf, shall now have the eyes and ears of their minds opened to see God’s works, and to hear and receive his word. And, in token hereof, many persons who are literally and corporally blind and deaf, shall have sight and hearing miraculously conferred upon them; all which things being so fully accomplished in Christ, and, as has been just observed, applied by him to himself, it is plain... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 35:1-10

A paradise for God’s people (35:1-10)In contrast to the terrifying end that awaits the wicked, the final state that God has prepared for the righteous is one of peace, joy and beauty. As judgment was pictured in the devastation of the land of Edom, so salvation is pictured in the restoration of the land of Israel. The picture is that of a desert that turns into a beautiful garden or a mighty forest. The Lord God dwells there and strengthens his people (35:1-4).All the effects of sin are now... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 35:7

"And the glorying sand shall become a pool, and the thirsty ground springs of water: in the habitation of jackals, where they lay, shall be grass with reeds and rushes."This language is very similar to the promises in the first few verses of the chapter and carry exactly the same meaning, indicating the contrast between the conditions where men are in rebellion against God and the far better times which result from men's submission to God's will. It is no accident that, all over the world,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 35:5-6

Isaiah 35:5-6. Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened— After a parenthesis in the two preceding verses, the prophet continues his discourse, and more particularly sets forth those privileges of the church which should constitute its dignity and felicity. These privileges undoubtedly are spiritual; and though they may in some measure be applied to the unexpected vicissitude of the deliverance of the Jews from their enemies, yet were they even literally fulfilled in the times of the Messiah,... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 35:6-7

Isaiah 35:6-7. For in the wilderness, &c.— The prophet here gives us another specimen of the wonderful change in the nature of things with respect to their spiritual state; not only the weak, those who were devoid of comfort, and thirsting for grace among the people of God—who were like a desart, shall at this time satisfy their thirst, and be largely enriched with the blessings of grace; but also nations, and those the most barbarous, heretofore strangers to all spiritual grace and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 35:6

6. leap—literally, "fulfilled" (Acts 3:8; Acts 14:10). sing—joyful thanksgiving. in . . . wilderness . . . waters— (Isaiah 41:18). read more